Dear Friends, Dear Gentle Minds, Here are Study Notes for Part 1 of Thich Nhat Hanh’s book The Heart of the Buddha’s Teaching These notes cover Chapters 1 to 8. If you see any mistakes or things to add please email … Continue reading
Contemplating the Five Elements: A Global Earth Day Meditation Journey On April 19th, 2026, I had the privilege of participating in a 90-minute Five Elements Contemplation meditation as part of the 24 Hours of Mindfulness Earth Day celebration initiated by … Continue reading
Recognising cycles of oppression with the help of Paulo Freire (and each other) -⎽__⎽-⎻⎺⎺⎻-⎽__⎽–⎻⎺⎺⎻- I am writing to you because my voice is broken It is hard to speak But I hear you through the airwaves -⎽__⎽-⎻⎺⎺⎻-⎽__⎽–⎻⎺⎺⎻- I write this … Continue reading
Dear friends, Welcome to the transcripts and my own summary notes from a series of dharma talks from Deer Park Monastery in Escondido, California:- ‘The Forty Tenets of Plum Village’. This class is based on the book in Vietnamese by … Continue reading